English-Thai Dictionary

ceiling

N การก รุ ผนัง  kan-kru-pa-nang

 

ceiling

N ระดับ หรือ ราคา สูงสุด (ที่ ยอมให้ ขึ้น ถึง  cap floor ra-dab-rue-ra-ka-sung-sud

 

ceiling

N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ กรุ ผนัง  sing-ti-chai-kru-pa-nang

 

ceiling

N เพดาน  roof topside covering pe-dan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CEILING

ppr. Covering the top of a room or building.

 

CEILING

n. 1. The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room. This covering may be of boards, or of lath and plastering. Hence ceiling is used for the upper part of a room.
2. In ship building, the inside planks of a ship.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CEILING

Ceil "ing, n. Etym: [See Cell, v. t.]

 

1. (Arch. ) (a ) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor. (b ) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc. ; also, the work when done.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The inner planking of a vessel. Camp ceiling. See under Camp. -- Ceiling boards, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ceiling

ceil ing |ˈsēliNG ˈsilɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment. • an upper limit, typically one set on prices, wages, or expenditure. See also glass ceiling. • the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach. • the altitude of the base of a cloud layer. 2 the inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or paneling ): from ceil + -ing 1. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

ceiling rose

ceil |ing rose ▶noun a circular mounting on a ceiling, through which the wiring of an electric light passes.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ceiling

ceil |ing |ˈsiːlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment. 2 an upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure: the government imposed a wage ceiling of 3 per cent. 3 the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach. • the altitude of the base of a cloud layer. 4 Nautical the inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides. DERIVATIVES ceilinged adjective [ in combination ] : high-ceilinged rooms ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling ): from ceil + -ing 1. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

ceiling rose

ceil |ing rose ▶noun a circular mounting on a ceiling, through which the wiring of an electric light passes.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ceiling

ceiling noun a ceiling was to be set on prices: upper limit, maximum, limitation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ceiling

ceiling noun 1 the ceiling was painted yellow: roof, vault, vaulting; French plafond. ANTONYMS floor. 2 a ceiling was to be set on prices: upper limit, maximum, limitation, highest permissible level /value. ANTONYMS floor, minimum.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ceiling

ceil ing /síːlɪŋ / (! -ei-は /iː /; sealingと同音 ) 〖ceil (天井をはる )ing (こと )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (部屋の )天井 ; 天井張り ▸ a hook on the ceiling 天井のフック ▸ a rope hanging from the ceiling 天井からぶら下がったロープ ▸ from floor to ceiling 床から天井まで (!この句は通例無冠詞 ) 2 【賃金 物価などの 】上限 ; (物事の )限界 «on , for » ▸ impose [set, put ] a ceiling on development costs 開発費に上限を設ける 3 〘空 〙(航空機の )上昇限度 .4 〘気象 〙雲高 .h ì t [g ò through ] the c é iling ＝hit [go through ] the roof .～́ f à n シーリングファン 〘天井に付けた扇風機 〙.～́ p à inting 天井画 .～́ pr ì ce 上限価格 .～́ rose ローゼット 〘天井にある照明用接続口 〙.